How to lose your job

I can't set this clip up better than the web site I found it on (wetasschronicles.com)


Approaching harbor is a bad time for a helmsman to fall asleep, or an officer of the watch to be in the head, or drunk, or whatever. In fact, here's what can happen:



A vessel was due to arrive at a port in Spain at 0800 local time (LT). It would appear that at about 0600 LT the vessel contacted the Pilot Station confirming the ETA and was instructed to contact again some 20 minutes before arrival.



At 07.59 hours LT, and despite the calls from the Traffic Control, the vessel grounded at full speed on the breakwater at the entrance to the port.



A video, taken by surveillance cameras, shows "live" the sequence of the grounding, and needs no comments.



Watch it--and cringe....



(video link)

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